Why Peng & Weber?

"Immigration
is a mystery and a mastery of obfuscation, and the lawyers who can figure it out
are worth their weight in gold."

– INS spokeswoman Karen Kraushaar, Washington
Post, April 24, 2001.

You want lawyers who can help you through the immigration maze.

U.S. immigration law is like a maze. A wrong turn can lead to a seemingly
endless wait, a dead end, or worse. A correct turn can lead you directly to what
you want to achieve. We know the maze. In every case, we use our years of
experience to carefully identify opportunities and dangers and search for
creative, ethical paths to successful outcomes.

You want lawyers with a reputation for achieving success in difficult cases.

We seek innovative ways to achieve success in each case we handle, no matter
how difficult. If there is a legal, ethical way to achieve success in your case,
we will do everything we can to find it. We are also perfectionists. We don't
cut corners. Not on the case in front of yours, not on the case behind yours.
Not on your case.

You want lawyers who are committed to excellence in U.S. immigration law.

Peng & Weber lawyers have achieved recognition for excellence in immigration
law through invited talks at national and regional immigration law conferences
and authorship of book chapters and scholarly articles for nationally
distributed immigration law publications. Both of our founding partners have
served on the Executive Committee of the Washington State Chapter of the
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Cletus M. Weber, a founding
partner of Peng & Weber, created and maintained the Washington State Chapter
website from 1999 to 2004. He has also served on the Executive Committee since
2001, served as Chapter Chair from 2005-2006, and is currently Immediate Past
Chair.

You want lawyers focused on immigration.

At Peng & Weber, immigration law is our only focus. It is not an afterthought
or a sideline for us. It is what all of our lawyers do every day. Because
we do not dissipate our energy among other areas of law, we can make sure that
we stay abreast of daily changes in immigration law and how those changes affect
our clients.

You want high quality and personal service.

Our team of lawyers can leverage its extensive and diverse immigration law
experience to solve difficult and complex challenges, but still provides
personal service.

You want lawyers who understand not only immigration law, but also
the immigration experience.

Elizabeth Peng, one of our founding partners, was born and raised in China.
Through intellect and perseverance, she was able to rise from a small village in
Hunan to the capital city of Beijing, where she graduated from one of China’s
top law schools. In the early 1980s, she won a Ford Foundation scholarship to
come to the United States to earn her Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree in law at the
University of Kansas. She worked for major law firms in Kansas City, Washington,
D.C., and Seattle before co-founding Peng & Weber in 1992. She understands the
American dream, and she knows first-hand the immigrant experience.

You want honest evaluations and guidance, not false hopes.

We analyze cases carefully, and if we see possible issues, we tell you about
them up front. We never offer “guarantees,” “money-back guarantees,” or
similarly empty promises as a means of gaining your trust and business. But
if we take your case, we will do everything we possibly can to find a legal and
ethical solution for you. We handle each case as though it were our own.

You want to know what is going on with your case and why.

We have used our extensive experience and solid knowledge in technology to
establish innovative and robust systems to ensure that all people involved with
your case – including you – are well-informed throughout the process. We respond
promptly to phone calls and emails about your case if you have questions.

You are willing to pay a reasonable fee for high quality legal services.

We strive to provide the highest quality service in immigration law, and our
fees are very reasonable given our reputation, experience, and success in the
field.